Evolution of Formal Organizations

In this article the evolution of formal organizations will be explained as well as other areas such as the differences in today’s organizations compared to a century ago. Also explained in this article are the current trends in formal organizations and some of the characteristics needed to change in to a formal organization. Concluding this article will determine if an organization is likely to evolve in the future. |

In today’s society there are three major types of formal organizations. Amitai Etzioni (1975) recognized the three types’ of organizations by the motives societies took part in them: normative organizations, utilitarian organizations, and coercive organizations. The normative organization is a type of formal organization that a person works for to accomplish a goal. The utilitarian organization is the most common of the three formal organizations because of the fact that the utilitarian organization is the type of formal organization someone works for in order to make living.
The third type of formal organization is the coercive organization, which is the type of organization that has involuntary membership.
Various organizations are discovering that it is easier to become a flexible organization. Within the past century formal organizations have been evolving into flexible organizations. Changing from a formal organization to flexible organization will allow a great deal of characteristics to change. In the beginning formal organizations believed in a system called the scientific management. The innovators in Scientific Management involved such famous theorists, writers, and industry experts as Taylor, the Gilbreths, Cooke, and Gantt. This type…...

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Formal Organizations Over The Past Century:
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We would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to our teacher (Ali Raza Noor) who gave us the golden opportunity to do this wonderful project, which also helped us in doing a lot of Research and we came to know about so many new things we are really thankful to him.
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Ingredients 6
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This research paper will help me explain what evolved trends formal organizations will likely have in the future. Since, the structure of formal organizations have a more conventional bureaucratic organizational they may profit in implementing a more flexible organizational structure. Some of the areas that I will investigate are: how formal organizations have evolved over the past century, the differences between formal and informal organizations, what are the current trends in formal organizations, and what are the characteristics needed for formal organizations to evolve.
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group is two or more people who identify and interact with one another”. Within the social group category exists other groups; however; this paper focuses on primary groups and secondary groups. These groups are determined by the type of people, communication, focus, hierarchy, norms, membership criteria, and activities within it. A “primary group” is a relatively small group. The members of this group form a personal bond. Formed much like a family, the individuals identified within this group form long lasting relationships and spend an enormous amount of time together. The members display genuine care for one another. On the other hand, a “secondary group” is the opposite. Within this group, the members are impersonal. The group is ultimately formed to focus on obtaining a specific goal. Additionally, the members of this group refrain from sharing personal information amongst one another, and their emotional ties are relatively weaker than “primary groups”. Formal originations are a large branch of a “secondary group”. A century ago, most business organizations operated under the “primary group” era. People opted to form small businesses with family, friends, and neighbors. Today, businesses have......

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